Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Tony, who just drove in on a stolen moped, informs me that "space is tight" in this week's magazine, and Yo! But I stray...
...Nixon mannerisms inject an uneasy déja vu. The most discomforting is his reflexive, contrived smile, flashed?when he is under harsh attack. Sometimes his face freezes impassively, his eyelids fluttering. He stutters a bit under stress, and his syntax breaks down. At certain moments his lips shut tight, his mouth seems to shrink...
Some black stars, acknowledging their better performance, have developed amateur anthropological theories to explain it. To former Baltimore Colt Tight End John Mackey, superior black speed is simply a matter of the opportunities and exposures of childhood. "I was chasing rabbits as a kid," he recalls, "and I could outrun any white guy who was just jogging up and down the street. When they turn loose African athletes who have been chasing, say, cheetahs, they will rewrite the record books. It's not because they're black but what they've been doing." Other athletes see explanations...
...eyed Little Orphan Annie is a contradiction in terms. Perhaps through the innate temperament of its teen-age star, Andrea McArdle, an aridity of mood pervades Annie. There is no suggestion of a waif in this 14-year-old, who keeps any warmth or vulnerability on a very tight leash. And what, after all, is the strong. affectionate bond between Annie and her dog Sandy except that both are waifs and strays...
...flight Sally Roberts, competing with a foot injury that impaired her movement on the court, still managed to bring home one more win for the team. Wen lost her third set, and then the last of the junior varsity trio drafted into service dropped a tight one that went the distance...